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Carnival Culture: The Trashing of Taste in America
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Carnival Culture: The Trashing of Taste in America Paperback - 1991

by James B. Twitchell

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Twitchell's witty, wide-ranging book exposes the changes in publishing, movie making, and TV programming since the 1960s that have wreaked havoc on American taste. "Vividly dissects American entertainment".--Newsweek. 51 illustrations.

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  • Title Carnival Culture: The Trashing of Taste in America
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 306
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, New York
  • Date April 15, 1991
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Z1-T-028-02445
  • ISBN 9780231078313 / 0231078315
  • Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 6.04 x 0.67 in (22.76 x 15.34 x 1.70 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 302.23

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First line

When I was growing up in the 1950s I was acutely aware of a distinct aesthetic category: the vulgar.

About the author

James B. Twitchell teaches English and advertising at the University of Florida in Gainesville. His many books include Adcult USA: The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture and Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism, both published by Columbia